Articles for the Organization "Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton (SPRC)"http://homeless.samhsa.gov/Organization/Social-Planning-and-Research-Council-of-Hamilton-SPRC-586.aspxAn RSS feed of the resources for the organization "Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton (SPRC)"2009-02-17T01:57:41Addressing the Needs of Street-Involved and Homeless Youth in Hamilton 2007This report is intended to provide community members and service agencies with a progress update on the implementation of the Addressing the Needs of Street Involved and Homeless Youth in Hamilton report. This report was produced by the Street Youth Planning Collaborative (formerly the Street Involved Youth Managers) in partnership with the Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton in 2005 with the help of a grant from the Government of Canada’s National Crime Prevention Centre. That report consisted of reviewing best practices across Canada, examining service usage of street involved youth serving agencies, undertaking a service system mapping exercise, and extensive consultation with street involved and homeless youth. The report made 27 recommendations to a range of community and government stakeholders that would better equip Hamilton to address, prevent, and reduce street-involvement among youth.]]>http://homeless.samhsa.gov/Resource/Addressing-the-Needs-of-Street-Involved-and-Homeless-Youth-in-Hamilton-2007-36995.aspx369952009-02-17T01:57:41Reports:Social Planning & Research Council of HamiltonRecent Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton Publications and Reports, spanning all key homelessness topical areas.]]>http://homeless.samhsa.gov/Resource/ReportsSocial-Planning-and-Research-Council-of-Hamilton-35539.aspx355392010-07-06T11:19:20Women and Poverty in Hamilton 2010Since the Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton published its first report on women and poverty in Hamilton, women remain disproportionately affected by poverty in our community.
The last census showed that in 2005 just under 90,000 persons in Hamilton were living on incomes below Statistics Canada’s “Low Income Cut-Off ’ (LICO)†, Canada’s most commonly used poverty line.
Of this number almost 40,000 were females 15 years or older. Women 15 and over represent 43% of Hamilton’s total low income population, while men in the same age group age make up 32% of the total and children under 15 represent 25% of the total.
But the picture of poverty in Hamilton is multi-faceted and affects women from different groups in unique ways. In this report, we will show more detail and analysis to better understand the many realities of women across Hamilton living on incomes below the poverty line.]]>http://homeless.samhsa.gov/Resource/Women-and-Poverty-in-Hamilton-2010-48931.aspx48931